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gufus
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      7th Apr 2010
Hello, All!

Is any one here using Avira's firewall? it's is included with Avira's
Security Suite. I want to upgrade my servers firewall.

If not... any suggestions for a /good/ firewall would be great.
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David H. Lipman
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      7th Apr 2010
From: "gufus" <(E-Mail Removed)>

| Hello, All!

| Is any one here using Avira's firewall? it's is included with Avira's
| Security Suite. I want to upgrade my servers firewall.

| If not... any suggestions for a /good/ firewall would be great.

A good FireWall is a combination of the Windows XP/Vista/Win7 FireWall in conjuntion with
a NAT Router or a FireWall Appliance.



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      7th Apr 2010
Hello, David!

You wrote on Wed, 7 Apr 2010 18:22:22 -0400:

FL>> If not... any suggestions for a /good/ firewall would be great.
DHL>
DHL> A good FireWall is a combination of the Windows XP/Vista/Win7 Firewall
DHL> in conjuntion with a NAT Router or a FireWall Appliance.

Some say, Win's XP/Vista/Win7 firewall /ISN'T/ all that good. I do find
that hard to be true.

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      8th Apr 2010

On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 16:31:21 -0600, "gufus" <(E-Mail Removed)>
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> DHL> A good FireWall is a combination of the Windows XP/Vista/Win7 Firewall
> DHL> in conjuntion with a NAT Router or a FireWall Appliance.
>
>Some say, Win's XP/Vista/Win7 firewall /ISN'T/ all that good. I do find
>that hard to be true.


And DHL was one of them not so long ago (about xp anyway). Must 've
changed his mind.


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      8th Apr 2010
"James Egan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 16:31:21 -0600, "gufus" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>> DHL> A good FireWall is a combination of the Windows XP/Vista/Win7
>> Firewall
>> DHL> in conjuntion with a NAT Router or a FireWall Appliance.
>>
>>Some say, Win's XP/Vista/Win7 firewall /ISN'T/ all that good. I do
>>find
>>that hard to be true.

>
> And DHL was one of them not so long ago (about xp anyway). Must 've
> changed his mind.


Maybe around xpsp3?


 
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      8th Apr 2010
"gufus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello, David!
>
> You wrote on Wed, 7 Apr 2010 18:22:22 -0400:
>
> FL>> If not... any suggestions for a /good/ firewall would be great.
> DHL>
> DHL> A good FireWall is a combination of the Windows XP/Vista/Win7
> Firewall
> DHL> in conjuntion with a NAT Router or a FireWall Appliance.
>
> Some say, Win's XP/Vista/Win7 firewall /ISN'T/ all that good. I do
> find that hard to be true.


Some expect too much from a firewall application.


 
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gufus
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      8th Apr 2010
Hello, FromTheRafters!

You wrote on Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:13:28 -0400:


>> Some say, Win's XP/Vista/Win7 firewall /ISN'T/ all that good. I do
>> find that hard to be true.

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| Some expect too much from a firewall application.
|

I just want a firewall I can /trust/.
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      8th Apr 2010
Hello, FromTheRafters!

You wrote on Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:09:40 -0400:

>> And DHL was one of them not so long ago (about xp anyway). Must 've
>> changed his mind.

|
| Maybe around xpsp3?


I use xpsp3, is there a prob with xpsp3's firewall?
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      8th Apr 2010

"gufus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello, FromTheRafters!
>
> You wrote on Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:09:40 -0400:
>
> >> And DHL was one of them not so long ago (about xp anyway). Must 've
> >> changed his mind.

> |
> | Maybe around xpsp3?
>
>
> I use xpsp3, is there a prob with xpsp3's firewall?


Not that I'm aware of.

I'm suggesting the threshold of acceptance for DHL might have been at
xpsp3. Several security features were added with that service pack.


 
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"gufus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello, FromTheRafters!
>
> You wrote on Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:13:28 -0400:
>
>
> >> Some say, Win's XP/Vista/Win7 firewall /ISN'T/ all that good. I do
> >> find that hard to be true.

> |
> | Some expect too much from a firewall application.
> |
>
> I just want a firewall I can /trust/.


Trust to do what exactly?


 
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